Nursery-chair.



W. L. CARTER.

NURSERY CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1911. RENEWED JUNE 8, 1912.

1,039,647. Patented p 24. 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Fig. 1 I

Zpz'tnasses: Inventor,

W. L. CARTER,

NURSERY 01mm. APPLICATION FILED HAY 17,1911. RENEWED JUNE 8,1912. 1,039,647. Patented Sept. 24, 1 912 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

wiziwessas:

Inventor,

b 2 Atzforneyr UNITED erases earner orat on.

WILLIAM L. CARTER, 333 WATERLGO, IDVIA, ASSIG-NGE TU WATERLOO REGISTER COM- PELNY, (JF WATERLQU, XOWA.

N'U'B.SERY-CHAZE.

Specification of Letters Tiatent.

Patentedsept'. 24, 1912.

Application Med May 17, 1911, Serial Ho. 62?,787. Renewed Julie 8, 1912. Serial No. 702,618.

: county, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful improvements in l lnrsery-Chairs," of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in nursery chairs, and the object of my irnprovemen" is to provide a combined seat and tray attachment adaptedto be remr v ably supported on the back of an ordinary chair, said device having its said parts adjustable, and also foldable when not in use. This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ordinary chair, showing, my improved foldable and adjustable nursery chair attachment supported removably thereon, with the tray and seatadjusted and extended outwardly as in use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of said attachment, showing the seat and tray extended outwardly. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of said attachment, showing it with its seat and tray folded up against their supporting means. Fig. i is a front elevation of the supporting rods of said device, showing the tray removed, and the seat extended outwar dly. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail-view of one{ofthe seat brackets. larged detail side elevation of one of the sliding connections between the tray-arms and supporting rod, showing the fastening clip in osition securing said tray arm in an outwar ly extended position.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The'numeral 23 designates an ordinary chair on whose top cross-bar 24 my chair attachment is removably suspended. The chair-attachment body or supporting-frame consists of a rod 1 which is bent so as to resent two spaced apart parallel dependmg members connected by a part 2, the latter being recurred rearwardly and downwardly to form arshallow-loop covered at the middle only with a rubber tube or sleeve 3, also at the angles at a by similar sleeves to prevent injury to the chair 9.3. The lower ends of the depending members 1 are in like -means of the screws 22.

Fig. 6 is an en-' manner covered by removable sleeves 5 of soft rubber for a like purpose.

The seat 18 is supplied on each side at the rear with metal brackets 15 secured b? These brackets have laterally extending projections 14,-1.6 and 17. The depending rods 1 have oppositely-located orifices"'13, in a desired plurality to permit of the up or down adjust ment of said seat along the rods. The procct1o'ns 17 of said brackets are to be de 'tachably seated in oppositely located orifices 13 of said rods, which is effected by springing the lowenends of the rods 1 apart. The projections la and 16 on said brackets are adapted to respectively engage the rear and forward sides of the rods 1 to limit.

the swinging movement of the seat 18, the projections 14: and 16 coiiperating to hold the seat steadily horizontal when in its dropped outwardly-extended position for use. Above said seat is located a. swinging tray 20 having metal arms 19 secured thereto by means of screws or bolts 21. The rear ends of the arms 19 are bent downwardly and located adjacently to the rod members 1. The numeral 6 designates sleeve :liko,

bodies which are seated slidably upon the roddnernbers l oppositely, and whose forwardly extending parallel lugs 19. have oppositcly located orifices to pivotally receive the ends of pins 7 projecting oppositely from the angles of said arms 19. The downwardly-turned ends-of said arms, when the arms are horizontal, engage the forward parts ofthe rods 1 and limit the downward movement of said tray 20. The numerals 8 and 10 designate studs which respectively project laterally on the same side, of each of the sleeve-like bodies 6 and the downturned ends of the arms 19. Upon the stud 8 on each body is pivotally mounted a clip 9 whose end is' projected to form a fingerpiece, and which has a projection 11. This projection 11 is so formed and directed relatively to the body of the clip, that a somewhat narrow recess is provided therebctween, and when the arm 19 is horizontally extended, as shown in Fig. 1, the clip may be swung on its pivot so as'to cause the pro jeotion 11 to engage the stud 10 and seat itself thereover with the stud detachably scoured in the narrow end of said recess. By this means the downwardly-turned end of the arm 19 is firmly bound and locked against the adjacent contacting rod-member 1, which renders the tray 20 firm on its supports. When the clip is disengaged from said stud 10 by swinging it up and bacle wardly, the arms 19 may be swung upwardly against the rods 1. If the seat 18 has been first swung upwardly to its limit, as shown in Fig. 3, and the slidable bodies (3 permitted to slip downwardly along the rods 1, the clips 9 having been first disengaged, the tray 20 may be swung upwardly, in which position the lower inner edge .of the tray engages the upturned outer edge of the seat 18, securing the latter. In this folded condition, the device is very compact and may be easily transported from place to place or stowed away occupying but little space until wanted for use. In use the device is suspended \vith the connecting part 2 of the rods 1 hung over the upper crossha'r of the supporting chairas shown.

\Vhen a child has been seated upon the seat 18, the bodies (3 may he slid downwardly along the rods 1, and then" the clips 9 secured on the studs 10, leaving thetray 20 in a position Where it lies closely to o'rnpon the childs lap, and secures the child on the seat so that it cannot fall off the seat. The seat 18 may be adjusted up or down on said, rods 1 by merely locating the bracket'studs. 17 in other orifices 13 of said rods."

It is to he understood that slight variations in the form of this device will come within the scope of the protection of my said invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

i. In a nursery chair, spaced apart connected rods, bearing-bodies sliduble on said rods, a tray having), spaced apart arms turned down at an angleat their ends and pivoted at their angles to said bodies, laterally directed studs on the turned-down parts of said arms, and clips pivoted to said bodiesv and adapted to detachably engage said studs as April, 1911.

eanna? to hold said tray in an outwardly-extended position.

2. In a nursery chair, spaced apart con nected rods, bearing-bodies slidable on said rods, a tray having spaced apart arms turned down at an angle at their ends and pivotally connected at their angles to said bodies, lat, orally-directed studs on the turned-down parts of said arms, clips pivoted to said bodies and adapted to detachably engage.

ably mounted on said members opposite each.

other and having spaced apart lugs, a tray having spaced apart arms turned down at an angle at their ends end pivoted at their angles to the lugs. on said. slidable bodies,

bodies, laterally-directed studs on the downturned ends of said arms, sald clips being adapted to detachably engage said studs to lock the downturned ends of the arms to hold said tray in an outwardly-extended poclips pivotelly connected to said slidahle sition, said rods having a plurality of oppositely-arranged orifices, a seat, brackets on.

said seat having laterallydirected studs adapted to be detachably and pivotslly mounted in certain of said orifices adjustably along said. rods, and means for limit- 1119; the movement ot said seat up or down relatively to said rods, the connecting part between said rod-members being recurved to adapt it to be suspended from a. support. Signed at "Waterloo, Iowa, this 29th day WILLIAM L. CARTER. l litnesses J. 0. Knox, G. 1. Kennnor'. 

